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FORECAST: Wilmington and vicinity: Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thundterstorms, cooler today; Friday, partly cloudy and rather warm with scattered afternoon and evening thun dershowers. ___WILMINGTON, N. C.t THURSDAY, JlTNE 19, 1947 " ESTABLISHED 1887 Over 1,000 Fight Floods joWa River Drives All But Able-Bodied Out Of Oakville, La. Oakville, is., June 18—(/p)— *arnly of troops, Coast Guards and civilians numbering ""any 11000 worked feverishly to JL back the rampaging Iowa .. wbose flood crest was ex pCCVed to reach here some time '^Alf but the able-bodied men of community of 400 were or dered cut to safer places when protective dikes broke in at least Lee places ar.d Mayor O. D. Johnson expressed the fear that backwaters would pour into the tUThe levee breaks .here and up stream at Wapello spread the Iowa's waters over large areas of rich farm land and left the town surrounded by a sea of dirty, de bris-laden floodwaters. Only one road out of town could handle traffic at noon and that was water covered. The Weather bureau at Daven port, la., said the Oakville-Wa peiio vicinity should prepare for a crest of 13.5 feet although saying the stage "quite likely” would pot go that high unles there was exceptionally heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, tne midwest in gen era! and particularly Iowa which has been flood-plagued for two weeks—was asured of some re lief bv official action in Washing ton. The Senate passed and sent to the White House a measure au thorizing the Army to use $15, 000.000 of available funds for re pair of levees and other protec tive works in the stricken Mid west area. Additionally, the reconstruction Finance corporation declared Central and Southern Iowa a “dis aster area,” and announced its Chicago office would accept appli cations for disaster loans for re construction of private property damaged by the floods. Army engineers estimated that approximately 150,000 acres of land stood under water and that several hundred thousand more were in danger of a like fate. The Mississippi, \vhich last week inundated 104,000 acres between Keokuk, Ia.^ and Cairo, 111., ap peared building itself up to an other big overflow. The stage at Burlington, 25 miles downstream from Oakville was 15.7 feet this morning, a 24-hour rise of a foot. A 17-foot crest was predicted there tor tomorrow or Friday. Further downstream the crest of the destructive Des Moines river, which twice in two weeks has caus ed millions in damage and driven thousands of persons from their homes, was pounding to a junc tion with the Mississippi at Keo kuk, la. Canton, Mo., a community of 1,000 persons about 25 miles South of Keokuk, remained half cover ed with water from last week’s record crest of 19,99 feet. A rein forced sandbagged barricade sur rounded the city power plant, and a levee which broke last week had been repaired. NATION’S SUPPLY OF COAL SHRINKS Bureau Of Mines Estimates May 1 Stock As Good For 33 Days Only WASHINGTON, June 18— IJPi — Tie Bureau of mines reported to Say the nation on May 1 had only « 33-dr y supply of soft coal above ground. That figure, the latest available, represented a decline of 11.6 per rent from April 11—a drop attrib ited principally to heavy exports. An official of the bureau told a reporter that less than a 30-day stockpile is considered serious. A , aa>’ supply is normal for May 1 he said. t nless he situation is improved before June 27—when coal miners So on a 10-day vacation—the seri es stage may soon be reached. Joere is a possibility the shut down in the coal1 fields may con lnue a'teir the vacation period un *ss John L. Lewis’ United Mina • orkers and coal operators aijree a new contract to keep the pits running. Stocks on hand May 1 totaled -'190.000 tons, compared with ™ 'O'’000 on hand April 1. The Weather v .. FORECAST: Jes, JV Carolina— Considerable cloudi ►hnu^''1 s,catt€fed showers or thunder lav r ’ sIi«htiy cooler North Thurs **varm n Partly cloudy and rather scattered afternoon and ''*> 'nundershowers. iot t'. Carolina Partly cloudy and thurH. ..\rSciay and Friday, scattered Mdel- °Wers Friday afternoon and S’, mattered thundershowers over Thursday afternoon and ’Eastern Standard Time) Mi-i . S* Weather Bureau) ,°i."o0gical data for the 24 hours \ ‘ & i oO p. m. yesterday. J temperatures )?. Y-J m' 75; 7:30 a- m* 76; 1:30 P* m num 'C, p; m- 32J Maximum 89; Mini ' u> Mean 80; Normal 77« 1;3 HUMIDITY iA- m' 86; 7:30 a- m- 78; 1:30 p. m. P- m. 61. Total , fMCPITATIOW -00 inch^sr 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. ,|,c*0inche«nCe *he firs* °* 1116 month (Frnrv T,DES F0R TODAY f. s Y t,le Tide Tables published by '-oast and Geodetic Survey). Vihnh_. HIGH L0W lngfc* - 10:02 a-m. 5:04 a.m. feSnviK 10:40 p.m. 5.00 p.m. °ab,Jro Inlet 7:52 a.m. 1:59 a.m. Su _ 8:22 p.m. 2:00 p.m. ‘ '■ o:00: Sunset 7:26; Moonrise Bi ' M°onfet 8:44p. , 2 stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at Wednesday Missing feet. *"• ^*AIUEE Oc Fa(» Xva ^ Converted LST Will Aid In Channel Job McWilliams Dredging Company Ship Docks j Here With Equipment opening Cape Fear To s "eet _ rt® By SUE MARSHALL Star Staff Writer , With only a few changes, ext ® the title of ownership from v . U. S. government to the McWil liams Dredging company, an LS.T which once carried military per sonnel and equipment now carries dredging crews and equipment. The great mouths that once opened to disgorge tanks were opened yesterday afternoon on such a ship here tp release pipes, pipe lines, pontoon lines and other dredgiAg equipment, which will be used in the project of depening the Cape Fear river channel to a depth of 32 feet. - icreich, who is in )%'*■ . of the LST and crew, said -.1 this is the first trip the ship | has made since the McWilliams company acquired ownership. This 328 foot long LST is be lieved to be one of the Tew which have been purchased by dredging companies as war surplus. Fro reigh said that he knew of only one other and that vessel was now on a project in South America. Used Barges Formerly the New Orleans com pany and other dredging firms moved their equipment on barges SeeCONVERTED On Page Two President Gets 700,000 Letters, Wires On Bill ENGINEERS PLAN BARGE REMOVAL South Atlantic Division Approval Sought On “Menace” Problem The sunken barge at Lockwoods Folly inlet in the Atlantic inter coastal waterway, which has been termed a “menace to navigation” will be removed if the recommen dation of the Wilmington district corps of enginers is approved by the south Atlantic division engi neers. The green light on the pilot house of the sunken draft and the buoys marking the new channel are considered inadequate by the enginers and local navigation in terests. Several craft, including three north bound yachts, have suffered considerable damage by hitting the barge and in each instance the navigators reported that they did not understand the markings. Damage to one of the yachts was estimated at $8,000. Barge Sinks The wooden pulp wood barge, Savannah, struck a shoal in the waterway and sank last Decem ber 17; the cargo was salvaged and the barge was abandoned by the owner. As the bow of the craft extends to the center of the chan nel, it has become an obstacle to (See ENGINEERS on Page Two) Heavy Majority Favors Veto Of Labor Legislation WASHINGTON, Jone 18— UP) — Nearly 700,000 messages have poured into the White House about the Taft-Hartley labor bill, it was reported today, and "a heavy ma jority” of them all for a presi dential veto. Eben Ayers, assistant press sec retary, said the flood of mail and telegrams is easily the greatet received by President Truman on any issue since he became presi dent over two years ago. Mr. Truman passed up his weekly news conference to work on a message to Congress on the bill. In this message, to be deliv ered Friday, he will say whether he is signing or vetoing the mes sage and give his reasons. He told reporters yesterday that “I haven’t made up my mind. ’ Nevertheless, Rep. Lesinski (D Mich) said: ‘‘I know there is go ing to be a veto.” Most legislators agree that there are enough votes in the House to override a veto but some are not so sure about the Senate. The bill passed the House by 4 to 1 and the Senate by 3 to 1. Veto Status Doubtful While the Senate margin was far more than the two thirds vote it would take to override a veto, some senators believe that an in creased attendance plus some changed votes by Democrats who would want to support the Presi See PRESIDENT on Page Two Navy Plans Restriction On Flying; Gas Too Short WASHINGTON, June 18 - (ff) — The Navy announced tonignl that because of a gasoline short age it is restricting some of its air operations. Capt. Ralph E. Wilson, senior Navy member of the Army-Navy Petroleum board, told reporters insufficient offerings of aviation gasoline have been received from the petroleum industry. He said the industry is more interested in its civilian markets than its mili tary markets. He interpreted the Navy order o mean that training would be imited to short hops around air stations and that the Naval Air Transport service could make routine flights only. Only essential flying will be permitted at Navy Air stations, he explained, with the corptnanaing officers of the stations determin ing what is essential and wnat is merely “desirable.” Army needs are not as critical as Navy needs, Wilson said. He.; estimated it will be about two months before the Army feels pinched. The Navy buys oil and gasoline for both services. Their present combined requirements, he said, total four per cent of XJ. S. crude production. GREECE REQUESTS U. S. MANAGEMENT Griswold To Virtually Take Over Economic Reins Of Nation WASHINGTON, June 16—(A)— The United States will virtually take over the economic manage ment of Greece under the $300,000, 000 American aid program design ed to buttress that country against communism. This was shown today in an ex change of notes between the two countries. At the same time it was reported unofficially that the United States will favor political reforms in the Greek government. It would like to see responsible positions given to “liberal” elements which are considered to be without adequate voice in the so-called “right wing” government. The state department maoe puD lic notes between Washington and Athens outlining a vast program of economic reforms to be under taken in Greece. They deal with taxes, government administration, trade, finance, industry, agricul ture and the like Greeks CommitteS The notes were released prelim inary to the signing in Athens of a formal agreement by which the Greek government commits itself to American conditions for receiv ing assistance. In general, these guarantee that Administrator Dwight Griswold and his team of military and eco nomic experts will have effective supervision of all the dollars spent to promote Greek recovery and strengthen the Greek army. Gris wold is now in Washington com pleting preparations for his work in Athens. While the note made no commit ments on strictly political matters and the state department is ie ported determined to respect Greek sovereignty, responsible au See GBEEOE On Fafr Iwo i CIGARETTE COMPANY WILL DISCONTINUE “THROAT RIGHT” ADS WASHINGTON, June 18— UP) — The Federal Trade commission announced today that the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., of Louisville, Ky., nas agreed to quit advertising that Raleigh cigarettes are “right for the throat.” The FTC added in a statement that it has accepted a stipulation in which the firm also'agrees to: “Discontinue any other repre sentation to the effect that Ra leighs have been adapted to or made suitable for the throat so that the smoke from such ciga rettes is beneficial to the throat or less harmful to the throat than the smoke from other cigarettes.” f-——_____._ Measure Will Aid Railroads Majority Vote Sufficiently Large To Over-Ride Presidential Veto WASHINGTON, June 18 — (A3)— The Senate today passed, 60 to 27, a bill freeing railroads from any threat of anti-trust law prosecu tion when they get togather to fix rates with the approval of the In terstate Commerce commission. The vote was sufficiently large to over-ride a Presidential veto for which minority leader Barkley (D-Ky) expressed a “fervent hope.” Opponents of the measure, which now goes to the House, have ex pressed hope that on the final test they can sustain a veto and pre vent the measure from becoming law. The House last year approved the bill, popularly known as the Bulwinkle bill for the North Caro lina Democrat who sponsored the measure there, but it was not acted upon by the Senate. Before acting finally, the Senate wrote in by voice vote an amend ment by Senator Russell (D-Ga) which he said assures that enact ment of the bill will not interfere with a Supreme court decision in the suit filed by the State of Georgia. The state charged that the rail roads have entered into a con spiracy to discriminate against the South by maintaining freight rates which are higher than those in the North. Accepts Ammendment Senator Reed (R-Kan), author of the Senate bill, accepted t?he admendment. He said frequently during debate that the purpose of See MEASURE On Page Troo INSURANCE FIRM BARRED IN STATE Commissioner Hodges Suspends License Of Keystone Mutual --— RALEIGH, June 18 —(TP)—Insur ance Commissioner William P. Hodges announced today that he had suspended the license of the Keystone Mutual Casualty com pany of Pittsburgh, Pa., to do bus iness in North Carolina pending an investigation of the firm’s fi nancial condition. The suspension was ordered on June 9 and all agents of the com pany in North Carolina have been notified to discontinue writing risks for the firm, Hodges said. The insurance commissioner said he understood that the Penn sylvania Insurance commission is conducting an examination of the company’s financial condition and has scheduled a hearig at which results of the examination will be studied. The Keystone casualty, Hodges said, had a premium income of $386,937.19 from its business in North Carolina in 1946, mostly automobile liability and auto mobile property damage insur ance. ‘BELIEVE IT OR NOT’ The popular panel, Robert l. Ripley’s “Believe it or Not’’ will become a regular member of the Morning Star’s ever grow ing list of features beginning Monday morning. On the following Monday morning, June 2>., “Abbie and Slats” will join the other popular comics strips on the Star’s comic page. Be sure to look for each one. LONGSHOREMEN belonging to the American Federation of Labor “stand by” aboard the S. S. America at the ship’s pier in New York in a strange tie-up of shipping. Detailed to clean one of the ship’s hatches, they said they could not perform their duties because CIO Maritime workers refused to open the hatch. The America was scheduled to sail yesterday. Joseph Curran, president of the CIO’s National Maritime union, estimates 700 ships are tied up in U. S. ports by the “sit down” of 200,000 CIO seamen. Ship owners call the work stoppa-ge a strike. The unions call it a “lock-out.” (AP Wirephoto). Congress May Permit Veterans To Cash Terminal Leave Bonds GETTING BUMPED BY AUTOMOBILES WONT HURT SO MUCH IN FUTURE PALO ALTO, Calif., June 18—(<P)—A chemical discovery which may lead to the development of elastic automobile fenders, plastic bumpers and hundreds of other non-rubber articles with the ability to stretch and then snap back into thoir original shapes was re ported today at the National Colloid symposium. The findings, announced by Prof. E. A. Hauser of the Midwest Rubber Reclaiming company, East St. Louis, 111., go a long way toward explaining the natural mystery of elasticity. Hauser and Lebeau found that elasticity is not an exclusive property of rubber and a very few other substances, but rather the result of a well-balanced combination of fibrous and liquid molecules In a given substance. ROAD DEATH TOLL TERMED DISASTER Truman Cites 1946 Acci dent Figures In State ment To Council WASHINGTON, June 18— (JP) - President Truman declared today that the country’s traffic accident toll “amounts to a national disas ter.” Referring to the 33,500 men, women and children killed and more than 1,600,000 injured in highway accidents last year, Mr. Truman said: “If those deaths had occurred at the same time in a single com munity, the whole world would have been profoundly shocked. Every resource of the United States would have been mobilized immediately to prevent the recur rence of such an awful tragedy.’’ Therefore, the president told delegates to the second annua meeting of his highway safety con ference: “The challenge is no less urgent because it is less spectacular. We are dealing here with what amounts to a national disaster. ’ Mr. Truman said the conference deserves the major share of credit for the reduction in the loss of life in traffic accidents last year to 6,500 less than in the “black year’’ of 1941. Urges Reduction He said the downward trend was set in motion at the first meeting of the group a year ago. And he urged highway users and officials to further reduce the “ap palling” annual toll. Several hundred delegates, in See ROAD On Page Two I - AlabamaHandymanHeld ForMurderOf Nephews BREWTON, Ala., June 18—(iP)— Sheriff F. F. Fountain said today that Cecil M. Janies, 29-year-old Escambia county handyman, had signed a statement saying he beat his 10-year-old nephew to death with a piece of stovewood because he “refused to work.” Fountain said James had been charged with first degree murder and was being held in the Es cambia county jail here. The boy. Paul Benson James, was found beaten to death in a small plot of new ground in the Osake community near here last Wednesday. The boys uncle first told officers he had been killed NORTH CAROLINA WILL BE MOVED ON FRIDAY FOR DEC0MISS10NING NEW YORK, June 18—(/P)—Four teen tugs will move the U.S.S. Washington from the Brooklyn Navy yard to Bayonne, N. J., for decommissioning tomorrow and the U.S.S. North Carolina the fol lowing djy, the Atlantic Reserve Fleet public relations office an nounced today. The tugs are scheduled to start moving the inactivated Washing ton at 5 a.m. tomorrow. At 10:05 a.m., she will be moored to a buoy in the bay and at approxi mately 12:15 p.m., she is schedul ed to arrive in Bayonne. At 5 a.m. Friday the 14 tugs will start moving the North Caro lina, also inactivated, with subse quent steps following that of the Washington, but a half hour later on Frida/. House Passes ENC Hospital Site Bill; Minor Child Labor Law Violations Cited Report Clears Reynolds Company Of Intentional Wrong As Charged RALEIGH, June 1&—<2P>—Viola tion of the child labor laws were disclosed by a State Labor de partment investigation of the Reynolds Tobacco company, but the violations were “technical” with “nothing indicating they were intentional,” Lewis P. Sorrell, deputy commissioner of labor, re ported today. Sorrell reported on an investiga tion which \.as ordered by Gover nor Cherry after officials of the Agriculture, Tobacco and Food Workers union (CIO) had charged that the company was employing teen-aged children as “strike breakers” and were placing them on the most hazardous jobs in the tobacco factory. The charges, which were denied by the company, were made dur Bea MINOR on Pago Two Along The Cape Fear TRADE SCHOOLS — Another feature carried out by the employ ees of the Wilmington shipyard during the five years of vessel construction by the North Caro lina Shipbuilding company, were trade schools. They were established in the early days of the yards. Instructed were drillers, reamers, riveters and burners. They were taught by a group of prepared plates, with one trade following the other. Both men and women turned out 7,247 various types of work. Many types were carried through to certifica tion by the Amercian Bureau of Shipping and Coast Guard inspec tion service. Other departments h a ving schoqls were the elec'rical, steam engineers, plumbers, sheet metsl, pipe covers and pipe shop. All trades were enthusiastic in on-the job braining and on up-grading. 8. C. Oxford was tile chief welding instructor. * • • * SAFETY — The safety depart ment established to keep accidents at a minimum, followed the proven theory that it should offer educational and inspection service and train every employee as a safety engineer himself. As a result of that program, the company was awarded the Nation al Safety Council’s distinguished service to safety award. C. B. Yearout was safety engineer. The company and employes freely participated in making con tributions to patriotic, community and religious causes throughout the entire five years of the his tory of the yard. * * * CONTRIBUTIONS —Tht compa-i See CAPS PEAK On Page Two j Measure Also Provides Farids For Protection Of 'V'n Vard, Basin Here { Star Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, June 18. — A bill enabling the Veterans Adminis tration to buy an Eastern North Carolina site for a 1,000 bed neurop sychiatric hospital, which Wilming ton is trying to obtain, passed the House yesterday and was sent to the Senate. - The bill also provides funds for various “independent offices,” in cluding $180,000 for protection of the idle shipyard at Wilmington, one of four being kept in reserve for future emergency needs. Money for maintaining the reserve fleet at the Port City and half a dozen other places also is included. Main feature of the bill is that it empowers Comptroller General Lindsay Warren of 'Washington, N. C., to require proper accounting See HOUSE on Page SPwo WASHINGTON, June 18—(IP)—A prediction that Congress will vote at this session to permit veterans to cash their terminal leave bonds immediately was made today by Speaker Martin (R-Mass). Meanwhile, a House committee acted to deny Communists any veterans’ benefits. Martin told newsmen that Con gress, using “savings” obtained through budget reductions, could permit payment of leave bonds right away and thus reduce the national debt against which they See CONGRESS On Page Two when his plow horse broke away from him. fountain said James signed the ...tuemeui m presence or circuit ■solicitor A. H. Elliott, state inves -•igai-ors ana nimseu aucr lour days of almost constant grilling. me suerin- saiu jaines toid tins story of the slaying: me Ill-year-old Duy was helping ms uncle clear the plot of new ground last Wednesday and when ne refused to dig up a long tree roo{, Cecil M. James pulled it out of the ground and whipped him with it. Aoout three hours later, James instructed his nepnew to make a fire in me stove and when he 'just stood by and didn’t do it,” grabbed up a piece of stovewood and beat him over the head and about the legs and body. Then he grabbed an iron rod about 14 inches long and struck the boy over the head. Fountain said James was arrest ed as he left the cemetery after attending funeral services for the boy. AIRLINES PROTEST PA CERTIFICATES Major Companies Claim CAB Errored In Deci sion; Meeting Planned Petitions have been filed by five airline companies protesting the certification of the Piedmont Aviation company by the Civil Aeronautics commission for plac ing Wilmington on its route. That was revealed yesterday, for the first time, by members of the Chamber of Commerce, avia tion committee. Petitions of the Eastern, T. W. A. American and Commonwealth Air lines have been placed with the CAB asking that a rehearing in the certification be conducted by the government agency on the ground that it had errored, said members of the chamber. Petitions filed by those compan ies in seeking rehearings on the grounds that CAB errored in its decision favoring Piedmont, read that “the board has recognized that it cannot grant to an appli cant a route substantial beyond that specified in the application and in the applicant’s evidence.” The other firms contend tnai Piedmont did not present speci fied evidence of including Wil mington on its route. Positions of both the New Han over county commissioners and the Wilmington city council on the protest likely will be determined next Monday. At least a meeting of the comftiis sioners, council, Chamber of Com merce and airline representatives last night tentatively had been scheduled for that day. , Officials believe that Thomas \ See AIRLINES On Page Two i Three Unions Accept Offer Operators Propose Wage Boost Similar To Figure Granted Tanker Crews NEW YORK, June 18. —(JP)— 'A ship operators’ spokesman who re fused to be identified reported late tonight that operators had made a wage increase offer to the three unions involved in the CIO sea men’s stoppage and that two oi the unions considered it “satis factory.” As hopes mounted that the “sit in” stoppage which has tied up hundreds of ships in U. S. ports since 12:01 a. m. Monday might be ended momentarily, the spokesman said that the operators’ offer was patterned after one which earlier resulted in ending a dispute be tween the National Maritime union and tanker companies. He gave no other details. The offer was reported satisfacto ry to the NMU and the American Communications association, bul the Marine Engineers Beneficial association was said by the spokes man to be holding out for more liberal contract terms. Union of ficials themselves did not com ment immediately. Curran Satisfied Joseph Curran, NMU president, had announced that the 5 per cent wage boost that settled the tanker dispute would be agreeable to hi* union. Joseph Selly, president of the American Communications, associ ation, another of the five unions in volved in the dispute said his group was willing to use the same pact as a basis for settlement. However, Frank J. Taylor, presi dent of the American Merchant Marine institute and chief spokes man for 39 East and Gulf Coast operators, declined immediate com ment on the unions’ offer. The union leaders made the state ments at the offices of the U. S. Conciliation service where they were conferring with Assistant Sec retary of Labor John W Gibson in a series of talks which Gibson hoped to climax with a joint bar gaining session. MEBA Invited Representatives of a third union, the Marine Engineers Beneficial association, also were invited to the parley. Referring to the tanker settle ment, Curran said “there is no reason why this should not serve as the basis for agreement between the companies and the other un ions. Besides the pay boost, the agree ment provides for nine paid holi days at sea and a four week paid vacation in place of the present three. Tankers had not been affected in the current shipping stoppage because of a day-to-day extension See UNIONS On Page Two LABOR SECRETARY WILL TAKE HAND Schellenbach Will Assume Task Of Preventing Soft Coal Strike WASHINGTON, June 18- —W— Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach plans to take over the threatened soft coal dispute July 1 when the government returns the mines to the owners. Officials disclosed this today while the Bureau of mines was reporting that only enough coal to last the nation 33 days was above ground on May 1—last date for which figures are available. An official of the bureau said that total — an 11.6 percent drop from April 1—was mainly due to heavy exports. A 30-day stockpile is considered serious, he said. A 40-day supply would be normal. Schwellenbach might even move into the soft coal picture before July, it was reported, to attempt to negotiate a contract in time to foresail a possible strike. He would have until July 7, when a 10-day miners’ vacation erds. The vacation was agreed to by the miners and the govern ment. If the Taft-HartUy Labor bill becomes law, its new conciliation service would not become opera tive for sixty days. Meanwhile, the labor secretary and his con ciliation service would be the only government officials to mediate between Mine Leader John L. Lewis and the operators. And So To Bed Monroe, N. C., may be about 150 mile;; away but Calvin Rod dy, 22, Negro, thinks he can’ make it in about 10 minutes from Wilmington. “If this court gives you 4 suspended sentence of 18 months on the road, will you leave town immediately?’’ ask ed Judge Winfield Smith in Re corder’s court yesterday where Roddy was charged with tak ing $8 from another Negro. “I’ll be in my home In Monroe in 10 minutes,” replied the defendant.